Compare towns
Middlesex vs Whitingham vs Sandgate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlesex has the highest household income ($110k).
Whitingham has the most renters (14.8% rent).
Sandgate has the most affordable homes ($194k median).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Middlesex | Whitingham | Sandgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,943Highest |
1,368 |
435Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 44.4±3.9Lowest 3% above VT |
46.4±7.1 8% above VT |
55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
| Sandgate and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Middlesex and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Whitingham and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4 VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$70,625±$11k 13% below VT |
$69,167±$19kLowest 15% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
$262,300±$30k 17% below VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,333±$359Highest 8% above VT |
$673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$5,055 about the VT average |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Whitingham and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% above VT |
38 minHighest 62% above VT |
27 minLowest 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 28.4%±10.7 VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Twin Valley Middle High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.8 |
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VT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.